Global Patent Index - EP 2878465 A2

EP 2878465 A2 20150603 - Vehicle height adjustment apparatus

Title (en)

Vehicle height adjustment apparatus

Title (de)

Fahrzeughöhenanpassungsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Appareil de réglage de la hauteur d'un véhicule

Publication

EP 2878465 A2 20150603 (EN)

Application

EP 14194352 A 20141121

Priority

JP 2013248087 A 20131129

Abstract (en)

A vehicle height adjustment apparatus (10) includes: vehicle height adjustment units (12) respectively provided to correspond to wheels of a vehicle body, and adjusting a vehicle height in response to the supply and discharge of a working fluid; a pressure tank (26) storing the working fluid; a compressor (36) pressure-feeding the working fluid; opening and closing valves (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) interposed between the vehicle height adjustment units and the pressure tank; a vehicle height acquisition unit (58) acquiring a vehicle height value of the wheel; and a control unit (56) controlling the vehicle height adjustment unit to adjust a vehicle height, and controlling the compressor, wherein when a vehicle height adjustment speed, calculated from the vehicle height value, is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, the control unit drives the compressor to pressure-feed the working fluid to the vehicle height adjustment units.

IPC 8 full level

B60G 17/056 (2006.01); B60G 17/017 (2006.01); B60G 17/052 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B60G 17/017 (2013.01 - EP US); B60G 17/044 (2013.01 - US); B60G 17/0523 (2013.01 - US); B60G 17/0525 (2013.01 - EP US); B60G 17/056 (2013.01 - US); B60G 17/0565 (2013.01 - EP US); B60G 21/06 (2013.01 - US); B60G 21/067 (2013.01 - US); B60G 21/073 (2013.01 - US); B60G 2202/152 (2013.01 - EP US); B60G 2400/202 (2013.01 - EP US); B60G 2400/252 (2013.01 - EP US); B60G 2500/202 (2013.01 - EP US); B60G 2500/2021 (2013.01 - EP US); B60G 2500/302 (2013.01 - US); B60G 2800/20 (2013.01 - EP US); B60G 2800/202 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

JP 2001246919 A 20010911 - CONTINENTAL AG

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2878465 A2 20150603; EP 2878465 A3 20150701; EP 2878465 B1 20180627; CN 104669974 A 20150603; CN 104669974 B 20180626; JP 2015105015 A 20150608; JP 6221693 B2 20171101; US 2015151601 A1 20150604; US 9168806 B2 20151027

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14194352 A 20141121; CN 201410710487 A 20141128; JP 2013248087 A 20131129; US 201414548865 A 20141120